Alexander Nikishin

D · #21 · Carolina Hurricanes

Alexander Nikishin is a defenceman for the Carolina Hurricanes. Born October 2, 2001 in Orel, Russia, he stands 6'3", weighs 218 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2020 (round 3, 69th overall) by the Carolina Hurricanes. In 82 NHL regular-season games he has 12 goals and 23 assists for 35 points. This season: 1 goals and 1 assists in 1 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

82

Goals

12

Assists

23

Points

35

NHL playoff career

Games

21

Goals

0

Assists

2

Points

2

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.15

Assists / game

0.28

Points / game

0.43

Shots / game

1.50

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

11

2025–26 · Carolina Hurricanes

Assists

22

2025–26 · Carolina Hurricanes

Points

33

2025–26 · Carolina Hurricanes

Shots

122

2025–26 · Carolina Hurricanes

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Carolina HurricanesNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Carolina HurricanesNHL

3. 2024–25

   • SKA St. PetersburgKHL
   • Carolina HurricanesNHL

4. 2023–24

   • SKA St. PetersburgKHL

5. 2022–23

   • SKA St. PetersburgKHL

6. 2021–22

   • RussiaEHT
   • Spartak MoskvaKHL
   • RussiaOG
   • Khimik VoskresenskVHL

7. 2020–21

   • Spartak MoskvaKHL
   • MHK Spartak MoskvaMHL
   • Khimik VoskresenskVHL

8. 2019–20

   • Spartak MoskvaKHL
   • MHK Spartak MoskvaMHL
   • Khimik VoskresenskVHL

9. 2018–19

   • MHK Krylia Sovetov MoskvaMHL

10. 2017–18

    • CSKA Moskva U17Russia U17

11. 2016–17

    • CSKA Moskva U16Russia U16

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	1	1	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 20:21 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
2025–26	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Regular	81	11	22	33	33	18	122	4	10	1	1	1	1	All stats Assists 22 Avg Toi 18:11 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 81 Goals 11 Ot Goals 1 Pim 33 Plus Minus 18 Points 33 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.0902 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 122
2025–26	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Playoffs	17	0	1	1	2	-1	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 14:50 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 17 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
2024–25	KHL	SKA St. Petersburg	Regular	61	17	29	46	32	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Games Played 61 Goals 17 Pim 32 Plus Minus 19 Points 46
2024–25	KHL	SKA St. Petersburg	Playoffs	4	2	1	3	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 3
2024–25	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	6	-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 15:59 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -5 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
2023–24	KHL	SKA St. Petersburg	Regular	67	17	39	56	39	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 39 Games Played 67 Goals 17 Pim 39 Plus Minus 32 Points 56
2023–24	KHL	SKA St. Petersburg	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus 3 Points 1
2022–23	KHL	SKA St. Petersburg	Regular	65	11	44	55	50	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 44 Games Played 65 Goals 11 Pim 50 Plus Minus 19 Points 55
2022–23	KHL	SKA St. Petersburg	Playoffs	16	4	4	8	10	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 16 Goals 4 Pim 10 Plus Minus 4 Points 8
2021–22	EHT	Russia	Regular	7	0	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 1
2021–22	KHL	Spartak Moskva	Regular	46	8	4	12	39	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 46 Goals 8 Pim 39 Plus Minus 3 Points 12
2021–22	OG	Russia	Regular	6	0	0	0	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 0
2021–22	KHL	Spartak Moskva	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 2
2021–22	VHL	Khimik Voskresensk	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 2
2020–21	KHL	Spartak Moskva	Regular	20	1	4	5	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 20 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 5
2020–21	MHL	MHK Spartak Moskva	Regular	1	0	0	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 0
2020–21	VHL	Khimik Voskresensk	Regular	3	0	3	3	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 3
2020–21	KHL	Spartak Moskva	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 0
2020–21	MHL	MHK Spartak Moskva	Playoffs	2	1	1	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 2
2020–21	VHL	Khimik Voskresensk	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 0
2019–20	KHL	Spartak Moskva	Regular	29	0	3	3	2	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 29 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 3
2019–20	MHL	MHK Spartak Moskva	Regular	6	0	3	3	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 6 Points 3
2019–20	VHL	Khimik Voskresensk	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0
2019–20	KHL	Spartak Moskva	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 5 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2019–20	MHL	MHK Spartak Moskva	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 0
2018–19	MHL	MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva	Regular	62	8	17	25	55	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 62 Goals 8 Pim 55 Plus Minus 14 Points 25
2017–18	Russia U17	CSKA Moskva U17	Regular	2	0	3	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 3
2016–17	Russia U16	CSKA Moskva U16	Regular	31	3	12	15	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 31 Goals 3 Pim 10 Points 15

NHL game-by-game archive

1 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Awards

Profile updated Nov 8, 6:05 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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